Each of these actions is accomplished by a spell/charm in the Harry Potter universe. The first letters of the words used to invoke these spells spell the answer, OWL FAMILIAR.
| Answer | Spell/Charm |
|---|---|
| REPRESS MEMORIES | Obliviate |
| SEND FLYING | Wingardium Leviosa |
| READ MINDS | Legilimens |
| COUNTER | Finite Incantatem |
| SUMMON | Accio |
| BUZZ | Muffliato |
| WATERPROOF | Impervius |
| ILLUMINATE | Lumos |
| CONFLAGRATE | Incendio |
| UNLOCK | Alohomora |
| SHRINK | Reducio |